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Philadelphia Daily News Rich Hofmann column: THE WHEEL McJOY.
Byline: Rich Hofmann
Apr. 20--COLUMBIA, Md. - Although it is rarely discussed in public, one of the cardinal rules of journalism is that, when in doubt, interview the kid with the purple hair. And so it was done, a circle of reporters and cameras surrounding Keri Wilson, a 15-year-old sophomore from Long Reach High School. "It really was no different," Wilson said, although everybody knew that it was. The 1,600-meter race in which Wilson had just run was won by Tatyana McFadden, who races in a wheelchair - but Wilson was the first able-bodied runner across the line and received the winner's score. McFadden had been allowed to compete only in the separately scored but simultaneous race after 2 years of arguing and pleading that ended up in the lap of a federal district judge. "It was different because she was so far ahead," Wilson said. "Other than that, it was the same... It was just one big race. She's…
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